Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
straight to your inbox every day for freeAlex Telles says teammates Bruno Fernandes and Fred have helped him settle in at Manchester United.Telles joined United from Porto at the end of the extended summer transfer window and has made 10 appearances in all competitions for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to date.
Telles and Fernandes were rivals during their time in Portugal - with the latter playing for Sporting Lisbon - but they are also good friends. “Today we are companions, but we were friends before.
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